Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

All that remained was this one-armed man clutching a bottle of liquor, spouting absurdities.

Capela's expression gradually darkened.

When Natsuki Subaru spoke to her in that tone, she wanted nothing more than to tear off Rem's facade and make this ungrateful guy understand who she was talking to.

But thinking of the reward, she ultimately held back...

Chapter 50: 050. A Certain Person's Great Rectal

It's normal for drunk people to act crazy.

But this guy in front of me can't even protect the lover he's risking his life to protect, yet he's protecting the woman who cut off his arm.

I really don't know why that maid named Rem would fall for such a scumbag. Even after turning into a butterfly, she still keeps circling around him.

Forget it.

Anyway, it wasn't me who fell in love with him;

Anyway, he and Elsa were just drinking, and apart from not being able to punish Elsa, he didn't lose anything for himself.

Capela reassured himself, crossed his arms again, and silently continued watching.

But she soon realized that she had been thinking too simply.

As the wine in the bottle rapidly decreased.

Subaru Natsuki and Elsa, whose alcohol tolerances are roughly equal, are already visibly intoxicated.

Elsa blushed and leaned against the wall, grinning foolishly at Subaru Natsuki.

Natsuki Subaru smiled at her too.

"Heroine".

"Ok?"

Do you still want my intestines now?

Elsa blinked, but before she could answer, Subaru Natsuki waved his right hand with a flourish.

"Just say you want it!"

"Why not just give me this great straight intestine?"

After he finished speaking, he bent down, picked up the axe from the ground, and chopped at his own abdomen.

"Brother!"

Elsa's expression changed drastically.

She suddenly stretched out both hands, grabbing Subaru Natsuki's wrist with one hand and gripping the axe handle tightly with the other, forcefully stopping the axe blade in mid-air.

"what are you doing?"

Natsuki Subaru looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you want to see my intestines? Why are you stopping me? You're stopping me now, but I'll still..."

Elsa looked into those unfocused eyes, blurred by intoxication, and felt a sudden pang of heartache. She interrupted, saying:

"I don't want to watch it anymore."

"Oh, I see."

Natsuki Subaru nodded, obediently releasing the axe and continuing to grin foolishly.

But Capela's face turned completely gloomy as he stood on the other side.

According to the organization's mission, Elsa was supposed to eliminate this man.

Although the mission has changed, Elsa is unaware that she should continue with the original mission of attacking Subaru Natsuki.

With such a great opportunity right in front of her, all she had to do was watch. Why would she actively try to stop Subaru Natsuki from hurting her?

Does she still remember her identity? Does she remember the organization's mission?

Capela was so angry that his teeth itched, and his fingers turned white from clenching them too tightly.

If Subaru doesn't punish Elsa, she'd rather do it herself.

But Subaru Natsuki had already picked up the bottle again and urged Elsa to continue drinking.

The two drank for a while longer.

The initial, almost manic excitement gradually subsided as the effects of the alcohol wore off.

Natsuki Subaru sat on the cold ground, leaning against the wall with his head down, the smile on his face gradually fading.

Fueled by the alcohol, he was finally able to calmly reflect on some things that he hadn't been able to sort out since arriving at the mansion.

Is Emilia's faction worth his joining?

The border lord of Roswaal clearly harbors ulterior motives.

Although Ram and Rem are nominally in Emilia's camp, their true allegiance is to Roswaal, and they don't show much respect for Emilia.

Betty is even more outrageous; we haven't seen her come out of the forbidden library much in all this time.

I heard she helped treat me when I was unconscious after losing my arm? I should go and thank her after I sober up.

In short, apart from Parker, it seems that no one in this mansion is on Emilia's side.

But Parker seemed to only care about Emilia's safety and didn't care at all whether Emilia could become emperor.

The ruler was weak while the ministers were strong, each harboring their own ambitions.

This is hardly a united front; it's clearly a disorganized mess.

What's the difference between him and Sun Quan of Jiangdong?

Emilia herself is in even more trouble.

When they become incompetent, they become incredibly incompetent.

When they become wise, they become incredibly wise.

Kind-hearted, yet lacking in authority; ambitious, yet unable to truly control even those around him.

This kind of lord is definitely not a good place to immediately pledge allegiance.

Natsuki Subaru almost turned around and left.

Yet so many people are watching Emilia.

The badge was stolen, and Elsa launched a series of attacks.

If he leaves now, Emilia will likely find it difficult to cope with the current situation on her own.

After all, Emilia had helped him when he was being bullied by thugs during the first reincarnation.

He could never bear to watch Emilia die.

Even if he were to seek refuge with someone else, he would first have to resolve Emilia's problems.

Thinking of this, Subaru Natsuki raised his head.

Elsa was also quite drunk at the moment, and the sickly smile that had been welded to her face finally stopped.

Now she's like a quiet girl next door.

Her face was flushed red enough to charm everyone, and she blinked her eyes at Subaru Natsuki.

Capella, who had been observing from the sidelines, originally thought that Subaru Natsuki was completely drunk.

But when Subaru Natsuki looked up again, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The young man's face was still flushed, and he reeked of alcohol, but his eyes were no longer unfocused.

On the contrary, those eyes became unusually clear.

He was even clearer-headed than when he wasn't drinking.

"Heroine, I have a serious question for you." Natsuki Subaru said in a serious tone.

"Go ahead and ask."

"Who sent you to attack Emilia?"

Natsuki Subaru paused for a moment, then added:

"If you have any concerns, you don't have to say anything."

Elsa looked at him.

After a moment, she said softly:

"If it's for the sake of the young man, I can say yes."

Upon hearing this, Capela, who was standing nearby, suddenly looked up and his eyes widened.

She originally had absolute faith in Elsa.

Even under severe torture, this child would never dare to divulge the organization's intelligence.

That's true, after all, Ram tortured her like this last night and still couldn't get anything useful out of her.

But Natsuki Subaru simply untied her hands and handed her a bottle of wine, and she was already about to speak?

A chill suddenly ran through Capela's heart.

The truth that even torture couldn't extract was obtained by this man so easily.

If this was just an accidental question asked casually by a drunkard, then so be it.

What made her even more uneasy was Subaru Natsuki's current state.

From the moment he asked the question, his voice showed no trace of intoxication.

The question directly targets the employer behind the scenes, and the subsequent statement, "If you have concerns, you don't have to say them," conveniently leaves Elsa with room for choice.

His timing, tone, and demeanor were all so precise that he didn't seem like a drunkard.

Capela felt a chill run down her spine; she finally understood.

This drinking session was not a spur-of-the-moment decision at all.

Subaru Natsuki deliberately drank to impress Elsa.

First, he showed magnanimity by not holding grudges, then used sympathy and alcohol to get closer to her, and finally used drunkenness to cover up the real problem, waiting for Elsa to hand over the information on her own initiative.

This person may seem crazy and talk nonsense on the surface, but he is actually very cunning!

Even she was fooled!

Capela stared intently at Subaru Natsuki, his eyes no longer showing any contempt...

Chapter 51: Announcement of a Major Update

This book will be available on Friday.

Normally, after updating 4000 words on Thursday, I wait for Friday to release a large update to earn some points; this is the normal logic for releasing a book.

But I'm not going to do that.

The twists and turns that led to this book can be understood by reading the author's notes at the end of each chapter.

Let me tell you something more. Actually, I had already contacted the editor to request a recommendation spot, and I was preparing to remove the book.

It was your encouragement and urging me to update that made me go back to the editor and say that I wanted to continue writing and give it another try.

(I repent for this wavering behavior, which also increased the workload for the editors.)

The collection count is around 2100 so far, and the first order should get around 300?

This is still a figure generated purely out of love, not counting full attendance, and the income is roughly equivalent to an hourly wage of about 10 yuan.

But the joy of our 2000-person online community is more than that of books with tens of thousands of favorites, and that's enough for me.

Because I know there are many of you who, like me, love this story.

In addition, I've received a constant stream of donations from friends over the past few days. [Besides a few large donations, I've also remembered the smaller ones and plan to express my gratitude in the post-launch remarks.]

You treat me with sincerity, and I will repay you with sincerity!

To repay everyone, I've decided to save the extra chapters intended for the official release before it goes live.

This is a free gift to everyone.